Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-15
18th COngress---SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IA.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.
 SENATE--The House amendment to tn Senate bill reducing the appropriation fo the settlement of the claims of Albert H concurred in and a conference committed | was ordered.
 A resolution was adopted requesting the | President to have search made in the records concerning the services rendered by Count Pulaski, brigadier general of the United States army in TIT, and whether any com pensation was made him and as to what be came of certain sum of money which ar- rived at the time of his death at the battle of Savannah.
 A resolution was adopted requesting the President to furnish copies of the correspen- dence in connection with the arrest and trial of Cutting by the Mexican authorities.
 The bill to increase the navy was taken up. MT. Cameron advocated the bill.
 Mir. Butler said the unanimous sanction of the committee on naval affairs on the bill was assured.
 NIT. Van Wyck spoke derisively of the bill.
 Mr. Riddleberger was making rather ram- bling remarks when at 2 o'clock unfinished business was announced and by close vote the Senate resumed consideration of the Eads canal bill.
 After MT. Morgan and Mir. Hoar had spok- en Mir. Edmunds obtained the floor to make a speech on the bill, but yielded for other
 
 Senate bill for the redemption of the trade dollar were presented and on MT. MorriIl's motion were referred to the finance commit tee.
 MT. Riddleberger moved to go into secret session. He said that it was the seventh time in a few weeks that he had made this motion in order to consider nominations of interest to his State, but that he was opposed by MT. Edmunds
 The motion was agreed to and the Senate at 4:45 went into secret session. The Sen Rte adjourned at 5:05 and ten minutes there after the doors were reopened.
 HoUsE.-Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, called up the resolution discharging the committee of the whole from further consideration of the bill granting pension to Mrs. Logan and making the bill a special order for to morrow. point was raised that it was not competent to call up the resolution, but that it must be referred to the committee on rules. At the Speakers suggestion MT. Hen derson consented that the matter go over un- til to morrow.
 Resolutions were offered by Messrs. Willis and Springer with view to fixing special days for consideration of the Blair education al bill and the tariff bill, but points of order being raised the Speaker took the questions under advisement.
 Among the bills and resolutions in- troduced were the following: By Mr. Lawlor, a resolution requesting the Sec retary of State to inform the House whether the terms of the treaty of Ghent are to inhibit the United States from maintaining an effective navy on the northern lakes; whether the construction of the Welland canal by Great Britsin is. not a violation of that treaty and in case of war menace to the safety of the lake board cities.
 MT. King, of Louisiana, to prohibit mem bers of Congress from acting attorneys or employees in cases in which the government is interested.
 By MT. James, of New York, resolutions of the New York board of trade and trans portation urging Congress to pass the confer ence substitute fer the fortifcation bill so as to throw the production of ordnance open to public competition; also urging trial of the multicharge gun.
 By Mir. Little, of Ohio, proposing con stitutional amendment for the election of senators by the people.
 By MT. Sessions, of New York, to prohib- it the selling or giving away of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia.
 After the call the District committee was given the floor and held it throughout the afternoon and at 4:45 the House took a re- cess until 7.30 o'clock